True TF9 Skates / Marsblade R1 Conversions As a long time Sprung user, who loves his Easton Mako skates, both the True TF9 and Marsblade R1 were intriguing options. The True boots are the closest skates on the market to the Mako fit and feel and the Marsblade R1, like Sprungs, offer a more ice like feel than a more traditional flat chassis.   The TF9 Boots – Fit and Feel: My current ice skates are 8EE Easton Mako II’s and my other inline conversions are OG Makos with Sprungs and Mako M7s with Sprungs (both 8EE). My feet are approximately 26.7CM long and I usually wear 10W dress shoes (no ..read more

At Coast to Coast, all we think about is roller and street hockey. We know the roller hockey player in your life is going to love getting surprised with these items over the holidays. We use this stuff ourselves to keep moving all year. It's amazing how many hours of fun, fitness and fresh air you can get from a Green Biscuit. Now is the time to treat yourself or someone you care about to some roller hockey goodness.    Small Gifts 1. Green Biscuits - Original, Snipe, Roller The Original Green Biscuit is the best off-ice practice puck available for stick handling outdoors, but ..read more

Pandemic related restrictions have led many ice hockey players to buy, or consider buying, inline skates so that they can do some skating outdoors. Unfortunately, some of those skaters found out the hard way that buying a recreational skate isn’t always a great choice if you’re an experienced skater who skates hard, if you’re a heavier player or if you have very wide feet.     Sean’s previous blog, Bauer RS vs RSX Roller Hockey Skates, what's the difference?, already notes that one of the weak points of the entry level skates is the two piece chassis. There’s a picture in the blog an ..read more

We've been playing outdoor roller hockey almost every week for the past 15+ years. There are a ton of places to play for free and with the right group it can be a ton of fun. It isn't easy to break into a group if you are new in town or just getting into hockey; so, I thought I'd try to lay out a few things that may help you build your own community. We can't all start with 30 players and 5 goalies willing to play any day, but you may be surprised by how quickly you can get from a solo skater to a real game!   Simply put, here are a few things you need to grow an outdoor roller community ..read more

First off, a lot of people think they have wide feet, but not everyone does. To determine if you actually have wide feet, measure both the longest and widest parts of your feet. Then, take the length and divide it by the width and you’ll have your length to width ratio. If the ratio is less than 2.5, then yes, you do have wider than average feet. If it’s between 2.5 and 3 then you have medium width feet and if it’s over 3 then your feet are narrower than average.  The biggest mistake people with wide feet make is buying a skate that’s too long in an attempt to accommodate width. When you ..read more

Why don't I use Marsblade? The conclusion early after experimenting with the original frame (O1) was that Marsblade wasn't for ME or for 'roller hockey' in general. As a year-round roller player coming from Hi-Lo setups for the past decade+. Marsblade's initial offering was heavy, unstable and seemed to make skating harder. Others who play more ice hockey were enjoying it and seeing some performance benefits, but I ultimately went back to my Vapors/Hi-Lo and didn't look back. It seemed like Marsblade was made for ice hockey players. I'm a gear nerd, the general buzz and advertising that surro ..read more

Came across this news story on my Facebook in June. A weekly outdoor ball hockey group in Montreal, Quebec making hockey happen with physical distancing guidelines being followed. Physically distanced ball hockey becomes reality thanks to innovative rules https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/physically-distanced-ball-hockey-becomes-reality-thanks-to-innovative-rules-1.4983476   Find a way As someone who organizes games for a group, I tuned in and was fired up. Totally creative solution to one of the biggest threats hockey has seen! There are a ton of people that would balk at this idea of hockey ..read more

A neat little program being put on by Professional Hockey Player, Inline guy and friend of the Shop, Jared Eng!   Jared Eng + NSWC Roller Hockey Camp: "I just want to give players an opportunity to practice some roller hockey skills, learn new things and hopefully get back to playing at KMA!  It has been great to promote roller hockey to many new faces but also to see how many players were signed up to play in the NSIHL." Cost $156.25/week     To register: Call NSWC at 604-9854135 ext 0 or Email jared.eng8@gmail.com   Self declaration form must be filled out bef ..read more

We have been receiving a lot of questions about the Bauer RS and RSX inline skates. Now that a ton of hockey players are without ice and looking to the streets to get their hockey fix we thought we'd get our thoughts out to help you get the right pair of skates for the summer! Browse our full selection of Bauer RS and RSX Skates! I feel it's important to mention the Bauer RS (Yellow wheels and accents) and RSX (Blue wheels and accents) are the CHEAPEST INLINE SKATES Bauer makes for roller hockey. With that I hope to temper expectations that these are going to be a completely luxurious experien ..read more

Jordan and I set up some cameras a few months ago and had a chat about the new(ish) Mission Inhaler FZ Lineup. It took me some time to work through nearly an hour of it to edit. Watching yourself isn't easy! But due to a long isolation, we were finally able to get it done! We're all over the place, but by the end you may have learned a few things... https://youtu.be/2luuoTEtqNc  Roller hockey ramblings by Coast to Coast Hockey We covered each model, FZ-0, FZ-1, FZ-3, FZ-5 and touch on the entry level Bauer RS and RSX. It's our first time filming something like this, it's a bit slow but we ..read more